AI and critical thinking
Here is another blog advising an easy way to find events in the world that are psychologically relevant and interesting, and link well with student learning in psychology. To use the psychology article...
Backwards planning
We are all familiar with the idea of backwards planning, starting with the learning objectives and then designing the lessons that will help students achieve them. After a series of questions on the site...
Making your life easier
Many of you are on a well-deserved break now, and so it's time to think about how you can make your life a little easier next year. Below are a few suggestions for ensuring that you are not doing all...
Enculturation of gender norms
The enculturation of gender norms regarding parental roles happens without us realising it. This article shows how gender norms are especially influential when it comes to parenting roles. If you visit...
IA rough drafts
Having just completed the feedback on 25 IA rough drafts for the new curriculum, I thought I would share both my process and the common issues that I saw in student work. Overall, the marking process...
What is "detailed knowledge"?
The top band assessment criteria descriptors for Paper 1A and 1B questions ask for “detailed knowledge” and it is challenging for teachers and students to know how much detail is enough. It is tricky...
Problem essay types
Now that I have the first year of the new curriculum under my belt, I have learned that there are three “types” of responses to Paper 1, Section C that cause some problems with marking. Here are my...
Reflection on Year 1
Now that our first year of teaching the new curriculum is coming to an end, it is time for some critical reflection: What should we keep the same, and what should we change for next year? I have a few...
Back to skinny?
If you visit the FT online and sign up yourself and your students for free access to FT articles, you will find many discussions related to group behavior, health and well-being, and other topics relevant...
Cross-concepts activity
Thinking about the six concepts in isolation is not the goal of concept-based teaching and learning. Although it has been removed from our assessment rubric, the goal of concept-based learning is to...